The Nicodemus enterprise. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1887-1887, 1887-12-23
TIE FARM.
7.RM NOTES

Dsny =, q ripen as early as the 2,
past0es II .h.t we're smaller. They !
id kinds S 'a to more diseases as I'M 4
n also supj Y onaIity progresses. The +
,rOqenleAs Y Il the common, small !,
DrdisSt s 4 tomato, which bears well j
u sh' b .I6nndantly on all kinds Of
~ .,,ors Of all the early settled
l'S u u he prairies Of the West be-
satss ~ ID tbe stringent pressure Of the
90 g ies s+ in Few have accurately !
fence queSslV cost and fewer still have
g glsaaDSsrqd any satisfactory W" ~ II II :
dse '9;sg Ibis grievous burden out all
Il It's weight.
Z u, eolors seem to be the prefer
esi', a.cb section for hogs. The
sn's !. .,s s j black hog (the Berk-
Sosln p ~ West a spotted hog (such
sbrsO' 1 Poland- China), while in New
s.s i and Pennsylvania the Cne $
IA Chester white (WnlVo ploou0 ~
sna -. - ID even under strong rival
ps1 i times b the favorites have held their
positlons-
Dan ,nent American poultry breed
!. ..e importing large numbers Of
i j aorkings as we'll as hocks Of the
w .te vi 1orod dorkings. Their ex-
E.s isn III market qualities are being
'el 5aaIlv recognized in this country.
grsu oorions drawback to their intro
O ,.i i, IA been the American prefer
a esa IN yellow skin and legs, which II
eng n = indicates quality in 9 table
fowl.
|. his season most poultry breeders
~ If the surplus stock accumulated
,-;nc III summer, and which they
a moi afford to winter. Rarely can
O u Nh fowls be bought, but thorough
III III in Be had more cheaply than at
w. u othpr season. It is better for
y sa.,norg who have q lot Of run-out
moDorels to close them out now ano
anal s ID with the best obtalnable' \
s ~ of fewer fowls they will cost les'
u ~ sood and shelter in winter anC
uext season the number may pc II
creased indefinitely
bas been demonstrated that nut
bearing trees can be made to pay NOR
,h.n the interest on the value Of tn
land occupied during growth, as We
!, u return larger profit at the en-
4 twenty five years II timber ina
amid have been made on such lano
regular crops. When q farmer a.
more o land than he can cultivate,
won,d End 1t to his advantage to plal
acrop Of walnuts, chestnuts Or son
other valuable wood or nut-oeafli
trees
Pines and their companions, 7
trches, indicates dry, rocky SAND
d grayelly soil; beeches, 2 dryl'
cbalky or gravelly soil; elms 2
lines, rich and somewhat damp S
eaks and ashes, heavy, clayey 3
and poplars and willows, low, dal
Or marshy soil. Many q these u
are found growing together, ana I
only when one species predomlnateas
number and vigor that it Is truly %
teristic Of the soil and that portion
the atmosphere in connection WIFI
The question Of supplying the
mand Of the country for good' 7
butter is certainly one worthy the
tention Of every farmer and but
maker in the land. Dairymen ans
classes Of butter producers may
tinue to rail against butterine'
margarine. or any Of the compo'
which are manufactured and 50
lieu OF genuine butter, but VIII
avail until they shall come squi
into competition with the manuta
ers Of these compounds BY making
putting on the market superior
Gle.
Bookkeeping can be followed II
parts Of this land Of ours
south, east and west. In nearly
calties bees will do well. IN
scarcely any locality in which the
not pay their way. In the counlr
in the village there is little prooa
Of overlooking for years to come
case locality becomes OVERSIZE
some bee-keepers must remove
occupied territory. Even in 2
few hives can be protitablv kept
shown by the good success
Muth, Of Ohio, who keeps q'
apiary on the roof Of his store.
Prof. E. w. Stewars says: ~
beef animal is taken off grass 20
tie flesh is diluted with consl(
amount of water. This water p
replaced with fat before there
gain in weight; and this often !
three or four weeks, and this II
siderable item Of expense in pr
tie animal for market. II 2
animal is turned out to gras
spring, this is quite reversed
Of the stalled animal is simply
with water for several week
gain in weight is very rapid of
Or five pounds per day.
Afarmer Of many years eX
gives in the Farm and Home
the many causes Of the dehci
crop. He says It i the close (
m0wino ~ .phina and the Qul